June 2010

Sleepless in Detroit
posted on JUNE 29, 2010 by Zachary Norris
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  Detroit, Site of USSF 10

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Oaklavia: Celebrating Car Alternatives
posted on JUNE 28, 2010 by Ricardo Moran
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Yesterday morning, Downtown Oakland closed over a mile of roads to cars and hosted a festival known as Oaklavia

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Pic of the Week: United for Families
posted on JUNE 26, 2010 by Abel Habtegeorgis
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On 7/7/10 members of the Ella Baker Center's Books Not Bars Campaign advocated during public comment for an open public selection process for the new Alameda County Chief Probation Chief.  The new chief would impact the lives of many of the mothers of youth held in youth prisions.

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Oakland Wrestles with the City Budget
posted on JUNE 24, 2010 by Meredith Fenton
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As many in the community know, tonight is a big meeting of the Oakland City Council in trying to make hard choices about the City budget. If you want to go and represent Oakland residents priorities in these budget decisions, here is what you should know:

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Revive Oakland! with Good Jobs from Army Base Project
posted on JUNE 24, 2010 by Nikki Fortunato Bas
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With thousands of jobs and millions of public dollars at stake in the Oakland Army Base project, the Revive Oakland! Coalition is calling on developers to sign a contract with the community to make sure the project creates good jobs for Oaklanders. This Blog Post was originally featured on Oakland Seen.

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Closing the Gender Gap in the Green Economy
posted on JUNE 23, 2010 by Alicia Cabellero-Christenson
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Today is the 38th anniversary of Title IX, a landmark victory for Women’s Rights signed into legislation on June 23, 1972.  Even after the Civil Rights Act prohibited discrimination, Title IX was needed to specifically prohibit discrimination based on sex in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.  This is commonly thought to only benefit women’s athletics, but includes discrimination based on sex, pregnancy, or sexual harassment

TAGS: Center for American Progress
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Another World is Possible: Social Forum 2010
posted on JUNE 22, 2010 by JJ Barrow
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Today marks the start of the US Social Forum in Detroit, MI, and the Ella Baker Center will be there!

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Seedy PR from CDCR
posted on JUNE 21, 2010 by Kris Lev-Twombly
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California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) issued a press release late last week stating that they would be canceling all non-mandated visiting at all 33 adult prisons from June 25th - 26th.

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Let the Juneteenth Celebrations begin!
posted on JUNE 18, 2010 by Nwamaka Agbo
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This week marks the anniversary of the federal law officially ending the enslavement of African Americans in the United States.  Although most celebrations typically take place on June 19, slaves in the south did not receive the news of the law for some days later, hence Juneteenth.

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Happy Father's Day from the Ella Baker Center
posted on JUNE 17, 2010 by Abel Habtegeorgis
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